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Margidunum

6 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.96845, -0.95964

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route262 m
Named routeRef 48Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bridgford Streetbridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Public Bridleway № 22bridleway · 45 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Public Bridleway № 22bridleway · 311 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 311 mSurface asphaltPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Margidunum Island

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Margidunum Island

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Upper Saxondale Tennis ClubUrban park4.1 km→✦Minor Romano-British villa, moat and associated medieval manorial and village earthworks, including six fishpondsHistoric site2 km→🌱Bingham Linear ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Large GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦Bingham medieval settlement, immediately west of Carnarvon SchoolHistoric site2.3 km→✦Crow CloseHistoric site2.3 km→

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